With iPhone, you can share your location, and receive notifications if someone leaves or reaches a certain location. That’s how.
Let’s talk about iOS 15
From iOS 13 and MacOS Catalina , Apple had sent retire Find iPhone and Find Friends to put all their functionality in one app called Where and available for iPhone, iPad and Mac.
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The latter, also available on iOS 15 and macOS Monterey, allows you to locate friends, Family contacts, devices and computers, as well as locate personal objects, animals and luggage on a map thanks to the launch of AirTag, Apple’s smart keychain ; in addition, it can even be used to send automatic messages when you arrive home , or when you leave school or work.
The point of the matter is that in order for Where’s functions, it is necessary that the active-if you did not already done- the sharing position . And it is something that we recommend to everyone, unless there are very specific reasons for protecting privacy.
Why Enable Location Sharing
In particular, enabling this feature has repercussions in different areas of the operating system, and allows for several rather interesting things :
Authorized friends and relatives will know where you are and can help you in case of danger
The location of your friends will also be indicated in the Contact Info section of the Messages app
It makes it possible to create HomeKit home automation automations in the Home app. Like: turn on the lights and turn off the heating when I leave the house, and turn everything back on when I get back.
By activating the HomePod and HomePod mini location sharing services , you have access to Custom Requests that allow you to send messages, call contacts, check calendars, create notes and reminders.
Enable Location Sharing
To activate Location Sharing , or to verify that it is correctly activated, simply follow these steps:
- On an iPhone or iPad, open Settings.
- Tap [First Name Last Name] at the top right.
- Choose Where It Is.
- Enable the Share My Location switch .
Automatic Notifications if You Change Location
You know when your better half arrives at work and sends you the message “I’m at work”? Or when he comes out of the office and writes “I’m leaving, will I stop at the supermarket?”. Here, this type of message can be fully automated. With the Find My app, you can receive an automatic notification when another person’s location changes . You can be notified when a person arrives at a place, for example, when they leave or when they are not in a specific place.
To set up automatic notifications about someone’s location just follow these steps:
- Tap People at the bottom left of the Find Me app screen, then select the name of the person you want to receive notifications for.
- Under Notifications, tap Add, then tap Notify Me .
- Choose whether you want to be notified when a friend leaves or reaches a location.
- Choose a specific location, your current location or tap “New Location” to create a new location and set its radius. With a wider radius, you will be notified when the other person approaches the location and not when they reach it.
- Choose whether you want to be notified once or for all time. If you set up a periodic notification, the other person must approve it first. You will be notified with an approval request the first time you reach or leave the position you have chosen.
- Tap Add, then confirm OK.
Bear in mind that, before even a momentary notification can be activated, the other person must first give explicit consent. The maximum number of active notifications at any time cannot exceed 25.
Change or Deactivate a Location Change Notification
To delete or make changes to a preset notification, simply:
- Tap People at the bottom left of the screen, then tap the name of the person for whom you want to change or turn off the notification.
- Under Notifications, tap the notification in question.
- Do one of the following:
- Edit a notification: Edit its details and tap Done.
- Disable a notification: Tap “Delete Notification”, then tap “Delete Notification” again to confirm.
